Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 171735
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1135 AM MDT FRI OCT 17 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 0 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 44 46 41 32 29 27 26 34 47 50 45 36 33 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 25 51 30
WIND CHILL 35 26 23 20 19 27
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 10 9 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 5 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 24 27 20 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.9 8.9 8.2 8.0 8.0 7.9 8.5 9.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 5 5 6 6 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
DATE SUN 10/19/25 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 5 10 15 25 15 20 20 40 45 55 40 45 30 25 15
TEMPERATURE 51 49 38 35 53 50 36 31 51 48 38 34 50 46 36 31 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 35 57 30 54 34 53 31 49
WIND CHILL 31 26 32
WIND DIR W W W W W SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 12 11 6 5 5 8 8 6 6 11 10 5 5 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 35 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.8 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.9 11.2 10.5 9.9 10.3 10.9 10.4 10.4 10.9 11.2 10.7 10.1 10.2 10.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 5 10 5 10 0 10 10 5 5 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 37 38 33 28 26 25 25 30 40 43 37 32 31 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 24 44 28
WIND CHILL 30 31 25 19 17 15 13 20 33 36 26 24 22 19
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 10 10 10 11 12 11 12 11 6 6 6 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.8 8.9 8.2 8.0 8.0 7.9 8.5 9.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 8 8 9 9 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2 1
DATE SUN 10/19/25 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 5 15 15 25 15 20 25 40 45 60 45 50 30 30 15
TEMPERATURE 44 41 35 33 46 43 33 29 44 41 35 32 43 39 33 29 39 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 32 49 28 46 32 45 29 41
WIND CHILL 38 34 25 21 39 25 20 38 35 27 23 36 32 25 20 32 30
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 12 16 19 13 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 11 9 10 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 35 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.8 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.9 11.2 10.5 9.9 10.3 10.9 10.4 10.4 10.9 11.2 10.7 10.1 10.2 10.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN